Summary: We can't say we're surprised about this, but Captain America: The First Avenger isn't going to be called Captain America when its released in some international markets later this year. Read Full Article

But that is his name. Are they going to dub over the words captain america every time they're said in the film with "first avenger"? Save them, first avenger! Meh, not a big deal, it's just strange that they figure this decision will get more russians in the seats at showtime. If they're going to see it, they know who captain america is.

I was hoping this article was going to say they're taking "The first avenger" out of the title in the US. "Captain America" sounds far better than "Captain America: We're Trying to Start a Franchise Here".

If anyone should be offended by this, it's the people in the countries where they're changing the movie's name. They should feel insulted that the movie's distributor and promoters apparently think that they're so stupid that removing "Captain America" from the title will trick them into seeing it.

Uh....so they don't call him by name in the film AT ALL?! What difference will changing the title of the film make? He'll still be Captain AMERICA! It's funny that the character of Cap has been around longer than the governments of any of the overly-sensitive countries mentioned.

"wants to serve his country, but he's not this sort of jingoistic American flag-waver. ... It's an international cast and an international story. It's about what makes America great and what make the rest of the world great too."

So as not to scare away all the wannabe intellectual Green Day fans. OH WAIT! They are gonna boycott it anyway!

I was about to "OMG... blah blah", but then I saw it was a handful of countries and by the sound of it the film will still be called Captain America in the UK and most other countries. The article's a bit of a mountain out of a molehill.

Ridiculous. It's CAPTAIN AMERICA!!!!! It is painful to see how the greatest country on Earth has become a shell of its former self. "Internationl Feel" Are you kidding me?? Steve Rogers is an American Icon created by Americans! The character serves as an inspiration to all who love and/or defend the United States and its freedoms and ideals. The character is much more than a comic book hero, Captain America is a patriotic symbol. Marvel seems to have forgotten that, or more likely they just dont care anymore.

Im proud to be an American, I still believe in what this country is supposed to stand for. What was the point in making a Captain America film if you arent going to reference America??

Ok, sure try to appeal to everyone else in the world by not having Captain America in the title. What's next? Thor will now be "The Hammer God" (HA) I understand that the marketing is trying to please everyone but COME ON. THE MAIN CHARACTER'S NAME IS CAPTAIN AMERICA!!!

Obviously you misread the article. They are saying that for most of the world, the character and all that American pride you have(and I as well), overrides the current political/social climate...except our former Cold War rival and two of it's neighbors.

They are trying, not only to profit off this huge investment, but also not alienate people from the future Avengers/Marvel films. Apparently there are enough people in those countries who may not see the film simply because of the emphasis of America in the title. Sad, but apparently true.

Many, many films(and other products) have name changes in attempts to market them better. If the producers actually changed the movie, that would be a completely different argument and I would be on your page 100%.

Does anyone really care? I mean, anyone that knows shit knows its Captain America from the revised title. And it'll be obvious from the commercials. Also, Dark Knight anyone? I think everyone knew that was batman....

This is the same thing that happened with the G.I.Joe movie. They took out the "Real American Hero" line and made it an international crime-fighting team. This, along with some other problems, wrecked the movie. They changed the very essence of the story and characters. Sorry, but this guy's title is Captain America, we shouldn't have to whisper it, or castrate it for other closed-minded hate-mongering countries. If they don't like America, or the idea of this character, they should ban it from their country, or better yet, we should do that for them. But wait, Hollywood is too worried about losing profits to stand behind something. Everything doesn't have to appeal to everyone. We need to stop pandering to everyone else because we're afraid we might upset someone, because believe me if Kaptain Korea or The Russian Revenger were being marketed by their countries they sure as hell wouldn't change the name as not to offend us. Hollywood may not be changing the character itself to better suit our current political climate, maybe they are, none of us have seen the film yet. But hiding a title that personifies the character itself and sweeping it under the mat is generally saying that they don't stand behind the ideals that the character was originally built upon, ideals that the nations listed above don't agree with. I don't know about the rest of you, but I like justice, freedom, and the American way. Grow some gnads and defend the nation that defends you.

Jesus, some of these people are acting like the title is being changed in America JUST for the benefit of Russia and the other nations. They're not. A lot of movie titles get completely changed just in translation. Don't make it about politics and get over it. Who cares what they call it in other countries? You're seeing it here.

Typical hostile comic nerd reactions. Seriously, the title change in three random countries does not matter at all. Who cares? It doesn't change the fact that it's about captain America. Suck it up and quit whining just to whine about something

I'm not overreacting, I'm just taking it to it's next logical step. It's funny. And it's the other Countries that are overreacting.

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Actually, the other countries aren't reacting at all to this bullsh!t "controversy". Only YOU are.

It's the studio, Marvel Studios, and/or (more likely) the distributor, Paramount Pictures, that decided to change the movie's name in certain international markets. None of those countries threatened to ban the movie if it was called Captain America. So if you're going b!tch and blame anyone, blame the studio and distributor -- both of which are AMERICAN companies.